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Ajay Piramal is an Indian businessman. In 2010, Forbes estimated his net worth to be US $1.0 Billion making him one of India’s Top 50 richest people. He leads the Piramal Group, a diversified conglomerate with a presence across 100 countries. Under his leadership the Piramal Group evolved from a textile centric business to a USD 2 billion conglomerate with diversified business interests across pharmaceuticals, packaging, financial services and real estate.
In 1988, he bought Nicholas Laboratories, an Australian multinational corporation. The company is now ranked in one of top 10 pharma companies, having made a string of overseas acquisitions like the Indian subsidiaries of Roche, Boehringer Mannheim, Rhone Poulenc, ICI and Hoechst Research Centre. India`s first major shopping mall, Crossroads was developed from three redundant Piramal factory buildings in Mumbai.
Ajay Piramal led Piramal Enterprises Ltd agreed to buy a 5.5% stake in Vodafone India for Rs. 30.07 billion ($618 million), taking the total stake of the cash-rich drug manufacturer in the mobile telecom firm to 11%.
The Piramal Group is a diversified global business conglomerate, which has presence across various sectors such as healthcare, life sciences, drug discovery, healthcare information management, specialty glass packaging, financial services and real estate. Ajay Piramal is the chairman of the Piramal Group.
In the early 1980s, Ajay Piramal took over the reins of the Piramal Group. In 1984, the group acquired Gujarat Glass Limited, a manufacturer of glass packaging for pharmaceutical and cosmetic products, followed by Ceylon Glass in 1999. In 1988, the group bought Nicholas Laboratories, the company which later flourished and by 2010 reached the highest valuation in the pharmaceutical industry. Over the decade, the company acquired many business units to strengthen their presence. In 2006, the company bought Pfizer’s UK manufacturing facility, Morpeth. The company also formed Piramal foundation, a philanthropic arm of the group.
In the year 1999 Piramal Glass acquired Ceylon Company Ltd, Sri Lanka. The year 2006 saw Piramal Healthcare being listed as a global leader by S&P Global Challengers. Piramal also acquired Pfizer's Morpeth UK facility.
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Ajay G Piramal is the Chairman of the Piramal Group. He is known for identifying opportunities ahead of the curve. In the late 1980s, Mr. Piramal took a decision to move out from the dwindling textiles business to pharmaceuticals. This was at a time when international companies were exiting the Indian pharma markets due to various socio-economic reasons. This strategic move delivered rich dividends. He aims to bring Indian pharmaceutical sector to the highest levels. Meet Mr Ajay Piramal on this episode of 'Walk The Talk'. Watch full show: http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/walk-the-talk/walk-the-talk-with-ajay-piramal/330693
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Secret Of My Success: On Secret of Success, NDTV speaks to Ajay Piramal, chairman of the global business conglomerate, Piramal Group, about his big pharmaceutical investment and the plans ahead for his various businesses. Watch full show: http://profit.ndtv.com/videos/ndtv-special-ndtv-profit/video-secret-of-success-ajay-piramal-on-pharma-investment-plan-ahead-255312
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IDFC Annual Investor Conference 2015 - Panel Discussion - Ajay Piramal (Piramal Enterprises) & Ajay Mahajan (IDFC Bank)
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Industrialist Ajay Piramal head of the Piramal Group, a diversified conglomerate with a presence across 100 countries at, the Rotary International District 3140's WOW DISCON 2015 held on 31st January and 1st February, 2015 at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, National Sports Club of India (NSCI), Worli, Mumbai.
A panel discussion, with CEOs N Chandrasekaran (TCS), Shikha Sharma (Axis Bank), Ajay Piramal (Piramal group), and Amar Goel (Komli Media) at the book launch of Working Out of the Box: 40 Stories of Leading CEOs, by Aparna Piramal Raje, in association with the Mint, the Asia Society, Penguin Random House and the Four Seasons on 15 September 2016.
HH Radhanath Swami, International Speaker and Author in conversation with Dr. Ajay Piramal, Chairman, Piramal Group Mr. Ashish Chauhan, MD & CEO, BSE and moderated by Mr. Shrijeet Mishra, Executive Director & COO, Times of India Group
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AIMA ManagingIndia Awards recognize the contributions of those who have set benchmarks of excellence in their respective spheres and have helped built Brand India. This year awards are given to: Indian MNC of the Year – Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd , Satish Reddy, Chairman, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. Citation Read by Mr M Damodaran, Chairman, Excellence Enablers Pvt Ltd Corporate Citizen of the Year Award to Mr Ajay Piramal, Chairman, Piramal Group. Citation Read by Ms Anju Modi, renowned Fashion Designer Business Leader of the Year Award to Mr Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director, Bajaj Auto Ltd. Citation Read by Mr Richard Rekhy, CEO, KPMG in India Outstanding Institution Builder Award to Mr S Ramadorai, Former Vice Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services and Chairman, National Skill Develo...